Attention UMKC students! The Women’s Center has 4 work-study positions open this summer. If you have a passion for women’s advocacy and want to work with an awesome staff, please consider applying for these positions. We need your energy and enthusiasm to assist with events, the Her Art Project, public relations, violence prevention, and/or social networking. You MUST have a work-study award from Financial Aid to qualify. Click here to download an application. Contact Arzie Umali at 816-235-5577 or umalia@umkc.edu with questions or for more information.
We are also hiring a graduate assistant for technology to work during the upcoming academic year (starting in August). To learn more about the graduate assistantship and how to apply, please visit the Student Affairs and Enrollment Management Graduate Assistantship Program page. A job description can also be found here.
Work Study Position Descriptions
Office/Events Student Assistant (Work Study)
- Assist with the development, coordination, and execution of Women’s Center events;
- Assist with office duties (answering the phone, greeting visitors, etc.).
Public Relations Student Assistant (Work Study)
- Assist with design and creation of marketing materials for Women’s Center programs including fliers, posters, posters, and event calendars
- Assist with coordinating the distribution of fliers, posters, postcards, brochures, events calendar, and other advertising/marketing material on campus and in the surrounding area.
- Assist with online publicity, including, but not limited to, website editing, listing Women’s Center events on community calendars, and updating the Women’s Center events calendar
Program Assistant – Her Art Project (Work Study)
- Assist with the development, coordination, and execution of programs for the Her Art Project including art exhibits, music and dance performances, lectures, panel discussions, etc.
- Assist with publicity and marketing for above programs
- Background in arts and familiarity with Kansas City arts community preferred
Violence Prevention and Response Student Assistant (Work Study)
- Work with the Violence Prevention Coordinator to assist with the development, coordination and execution of all violence prevention programming.
- Assist with publicity and marketing for above programs.
- Assist Victim Services Adjudication Advisor with training and violence prevention education.
Social Networking Assistant (Work Study)
- Assist with updating and monitoring the Women’s Center Social Networking sites including, but not limited to, Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, and YouTube.
- Coordinate Social Networking efforts with marketing of all Women’s Center programs
Blog Editor (Work Study/Student Worker)
- Assist with regular maintenance of the Women’s Center Blog
- Write clear and critical blogs on relevant topics
- Edit all staff blogs for content and grammar and post to Women’s Center blog on a regular basis
- Strong writing skills required. Please submit writing samples.
All Student Assistants are also responsible for:
- Answering phones, directing calls, and taking messages. Record every incoming call onto the telephone and referral log located next to the phones.
- Answering requests for information about the Center and our services, including referring victims/survivors of sexual assault, domestic/relationship violence, and/or stalking.
- Assisting visitors with our library, including checking out and in books/videos.
- Posting Women’s Center flyers.
- Running business errands around campus.
- Typing correspondence, labels, and forms on the computer.
- Assist in keeping the Women’s Center in an orderly fashion. This includes, but is not limited to, organizing brochures, dusting, and general cleaning.
- Posting event reminders, relevant articles and current events regarding women’s issues, and status updates to the Women’s Center social networks
- Writing at least one blog per week on a relevant women’s issue
- Attending ALL staff meetings.
- Attending Women’s Center programs as needed/available.
- Other tasks as assigned.
Graduate Assistant for Technology Position Description
The Women’s Center is seeking a half-time (20 hours per week), Graduate Assistant for Academic Year 2012-13 to assist with web and publication design and office duties. Dates of employment are August 1, 2012 (tentative start date) – May 31, 2013. Continuation in the summer may be possible depending upon performance and funding availability.
Duties:
- maintain websites, assisting with design and technical issues;
- graphic design for logos, websites and publications;
- revise and design publications and other promotional materials;
- create videos of events and programs;
- create and send biweekly e-newsletter
- maintain library database;
- maintain other databases as necessary and design new ones if needed;
- assist in supervising undergraduate student workers performing data entry;
- assist with organizing programming as necessary;
- office duties (answering the phone, greeting visitors, etc.) as necessary;
- perform other duties as assigned by the Assistant Director or Director of the Women’s Center.
The Graduate Assistant reports to the Assistant Director of the Women’s Center. Knowledge of HTML, graphic design, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Pagemaker, Flash, Premiere Pro, and ASP/PHP, along with familiarity with Microsoft Office applications (especially Word, Excel, and Power Pont) is required. An interest in or previous experience working with women’s, gender, and/or sexual violence issues is preferred.
Contact: Brenda Bethman, 235-1643, bethmanb@umkc.edu